Nipissing University offers BA/BS in Criminal Justice, a bachelor's degree in Criminal Law & Justice programme in North Bay, Canada. Tuition for international students is CAD 34,272 per year.
This Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice is available as an Honours Specialization, on a full-time or part-time basis. The curriculum covers criminology theory, Canadian law and justice systems, policing and law enforcement, corrections and rehabilitation, youth justice, and ethics and human rights, with four available streams: a Policing stream focused on the criminal code, youth justice, and community policing techniques, which includes coursework at Canadore College leading to both a college diploma and a university degree within four years; a Corrections stream combining psychology, community reintegration, and field placements; a Criminology stream emphasizing theory, methodology, and critical analysis; and a Criminal Justice Studies stream providing a broad foundation alongside complementary study in psychology and sociology. Students gain further experience through internships, field placements, and research opportunities, and the program is eligible for the Post-Graduation Work Permit. Graduates pursue careers in law enforcement and investigation, corrections and rehabilitation, legal and court services, and community and social services, or continue into graduate or professional study, including law school.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: The Criminal Justice programme page states only Nipissing's general undergraduate admission requirement and refers applicants to program-specific prerequisites without publishing them on the page itself; the university's general requirements page confirms the baseline is an Ontario Secondary School Diploma with six 4U/4M courses (equivalent credentials for out-of-province and international applicants). Applicants whose first language is not English must meet Nipissing's proficiency requirement: IELTS Academic 6.5 overall with no band below 6.0, TOEFL iBT 83 overall (minimum 20 in reading, listening and writing, 22 in speaking), PTE Academic 58 overall (minimum 56 per section), CAEL 60 overall with no band below 60, or Cambridge C1 176 overall (minimum 169).
Application Details
Start Date:Fall, Winter and Spring/Summer
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC): for most undergraduate programs starting September 2027 the application deadline is April 1, 2027 with supporting documents due April 9, 2027, part-time fall applicants have until August 4, 2027, and January 2027 entry closes November 13, 2026 (documents November 20, 2026). International applicants follow the same April 1, 2027 deadline for fall and November 13, 2026 for winter; Nipissing does not publish a spring/summer international deadline. Nipissing states these as fixed application deadlines rather than rolling admission. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
